Cool shore elsewhere (with Pics!)

[ji_]

Following on from the recent picture of the hamster wheel, thought it might be fun to gather together some decent pics of interesting northshore features from elsewhere. You never know we might even be able to get some of these built.;)

First off - a helter skelter from Devon - http://www.haldonfreeride.org/index.html

http://www.louthnet.com/ebay/haldondevon1.jpg

http://www.louthnet.com/ebay/haldondevon2.jpg

http://www.louthnet.com/ebay/haldondevon3.jpg

http://www.louthnet.com/ebay/haldondevon4.jpg

[jack]

sure helterskelters look like fun. but theyre apparently a total nightmare to build.

[ji_]

Yeah that figures - loads of angles etc to get right!

[jack]

seems like a lot of effort to put into a trail feature thats not THAT much fun.

[Will]

Still would be ace to have one!!

[jack]

yea, i suppose.

[True Saxon]

wonder how long that feature in the pics will last. It looks cool, and looks like a lot of work went into building it. But fixing to trees is a big no no. It damages the tree and would turn into a maintenance nightmare.

[jack]

it would have been just as easy for them to stick a telegraph poll in a s main support aswell. lazyness or inexperience?

[jay dh]

looks cool but for the amount of time, effort and timber thats gone into building that you could build some really nice stuff. looks abit like a motorway slip road to me!

[v-lux]

Well,.. the Helter took two days to build, and most of that was one person building by themself. It took a few more people to dig the holes and get the uprights in previously however.

Fixing to trees, although generally it should be avoided, in this instance it made sense. Fixing to a tree isnt a problem as long as it is done responsibly. As long as the correct methods are used then the tree or anyone else will be in no danger.

Permission was the first thing to get! Important to ask the tree owner!

The fixings are galvanised coach bolts, so they wont harm the tree at all. They also have the added adavantage of being able to be unscrewed when they need removing so this presents no problem to whoever may want to fell the tree in the future.

This is the main problem with tree fixings, they present a real problem when the forestry are trying to fell the trees.
If there is any metal (nails, screws) left in the tree then it could be potetially fatal to anyone using a chain saw or excavator.
The tree has also been plotted on a map held by the FC and marked as potentially containing metal. This means that when it is eventually felled, the excavator will lop it off 20ft up where no one could reach.

I agree that there is alot of wood in the construction, but hey, you've gotta try these things eh, otherwise you'd never know.

[jack]

you have some nice looking trails there! you also seem to have a bigger hill than us lol!

[Baker]

Looks awesome it would be fun to have one although it looks real complicated!

[ji_]

OK what about this one from Esher Shore

http://www.eshershore.com/images/rotor_6.JPG

If you had it higher and skinnier, with several more 'steps' you would have to hop sideways down the whole thing...?

[jay dh]

like the idea of coming from a skinny with drop to somthin that runs parrallel (sp?) to it, but if you had any more then one it would get abit too trialsy. theres plenty of walls around towns for hoppin around on! we need big fast stuff, like a step up or big hip! ** hint hint **

[jay dh]

http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/134740/
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/477222/
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/94210/

you get the drift

[bork]

The stunt in the start of the thread looks good, but I think the safety fence around it would ruin it.

[Ben]

Them pics look really good Jay, the last two are great and the step up idea would be good onto a big step down meaning the bar is set getting onto the obsticle, knowing the difficulty of the drop ahead

[Baker]

I realy like the idea of the step up ladder step down thing going on in the last pic and the first wooden launch looks sick!!

[moredirt]

Here are more pics from Haldon's new freeride park, including the new 33ft jump local riders have just built!!

http://www.moredirt.co.uk/regional_gallery.php?id=13

[True Saxon]

Haldon looks to have an awful lot of potential. Shame its so far away from us. But who knows, maybe sometime might get to check it out :) and esher shore maybe;)

[ji_]

Found another one that looks interesting - I assume that both sides come down as you ride over it due to the chain....

http://www.sn1p3r.net/images/bedgebury/bedgebury7.jpg

[Hatchleader]

thats a discombobulator mate!! they meant to be trickier than they look, the hard ones need loads of speed and tonnes of balance!! hence i won't be going near one!! :(

[Baker]

Look good fun but real tech! Looks like a good thing for up the woods maybe? Pretty intense balance practice by the sounds of hatchleader!

[bork]

Herts Shore - the most hardcore stuff I've seen in the UK - not been yet but hope to some time. Some badass skinnies and lots of scary high stuff.

http://www.martinross.fpic.co.uk/c402817.html

It's on private ground so they can build what they want...

Also, check out this awesome looking wallride from the same venue:

http://www.chocolatefoot.co.uk/media/wallpaper/1024x768/CF_wallride.jpg

[Baker]

Loving the look of the wall ride! Looks real good fun!

[ji_]

There's some good stuf there. Particularly like this one - http://images1.fotopic.net/?iid=yshyp2&noresize=1&nostamp=1&quality=70

[Will]

i bet that it quite tricky to keep both wheels on!!

[Baker]

That is making me feel sick just lookin at it lol! Am not too keen on skinnies though, too much damage to ya bike and am a general bore lol!

[Baker]

This looks good fun! Step up to wierd bumpy shore thing! >> http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/923235/

[Will]

How about that for a new woop section then...

[dave_mawe]

yeh it looks cool. i think a nice tech shore line would be a great addition for the hill

[Baker]

Ya but nothing too skiny! Nice and tech though!

[ji_]

Looks kinda like it would make you seasick :)

[Ben]

i like the idea that you could double up the first one and land on the second down slope, the feature can get progressivly harder and harder, i have tried to explain something like this to a few people before, that wooden launch looks nice and steep too, should kick you up a fair bit

[bork]

If anyone's going out to Morzine I recommend checking out the shore in the Chatel valley - pretty tasty but there's some nasty landings about. Saw one poor Frenchie land sideways on his hip from about 8ft - nasty!

[bork]

Watch this Ryan's Trail trailer (http://www.radical-films.com/radical.html) on this page for an insane shore trail.

[jedi]

hiya,
herts shore was built/still being built by myself and a few helpers.
tonysphotos.fotopic.net
we build more stuff each month and we now have over 100 stunts there.

the uk shore grows

:O)

[True Saxon]

yey, looking good. very technical :eek:
you look to have some very interesting features, and some that look quite high.
keep up the good work :filthy:

[jedi]

highest woodwork is 16ft up 4" wide

its on private land,members/invite only

any builder of shore in the uk is an automatic member :O)

[Baker]

Aww man that 'Ryans trailer' is sick! How on earth do you ride stuff like that! And as for the stuff jedi has posted that looks some sick stuff! Good effort mate!

[jedi]

thanks man

[dave_mawe]

my bro's at uni in hatfiled/ hertfordshie :p

[jedi]

cool,does he ride?tell him to go to marshalls cycles hall grove welwyn if he does :O)

[dave_mawe]

nope, i'm afraid he doesn't but were i think were thinking of see him this year in his new house in october so it might be worth bringing my bike down. he's always in welyn garden city and surrounding areas though

[jedi]

cool,mail me for details
you'll come as my guest but have to join for the year.ok?

[ji_]

I lIke this pic - the cross over idea is cool, although they look pretty close together in the pic!

http://images3.fotopic.net/?iid=ycpber&outx=600&quality=70

[jedi]

they are as far apart as they can be as the whole section flows and you dont pedal.it's all about flow baby.

[mr fish]

it's all about flow baby.

couldn't agree more ;)

are the pics of the knackered knee yours?, the knee itself i mean :rolleyes:

[jedi]

yeah they my knee :O>

small price to pay for the riding :O>

[Baker]

Really like the idea of the cross over thing! Flow sounds good!

[Will]

I lIke this pic - the cross over idea is cool, although they look pretty close together in the pic!

http://images3.fotopic.net/?iid=ycpber&outx=600&quality=70

That looks awsome ;)

[mr fish]

yeah they my knee :O>

small price to pay for the riding :O>

i bet you said "ooo that smart's a bit" ;) the gash looks awsome,i hope your feeling better now ;)

[jedi]

i bet you said "ooo that smart's a bit" the gash looks awsome,i hope your feeling better now

no,i rode out then went for another run.didnt go to hospital til the following morning

[True Saxon]

Hey jedi, are those wall ride pics of you at your shore?

[jedi]

yeah :O>

[True Saxon]

cool :)
/me looks on the map for hertfordshire

[jedi]

lol!

[ji_]

How about this one? That must take some serious engineering / building skills!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWYfoF4a9fQ&NR

[jedi]

shame that wheel has rotted and isnt ridable anymore

[Fwogddy]

jesus mary and moses that guys got skill

[Baker]

That looks sweet to ride!!! Couldn't work out how high it was at the start though, looked miles up! I wonder how they made the wheel!!!

[Will]

:woot: thats awsome how about trying to make something like that at the hill!!